Fire predecessor as things get worse? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fire predecessor as things get worse? . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FRYING PAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FRYING PAN Fire predecessor as things get worse? (10)
6% FUEL Add ___ to the fire (make the situation worse) (4)
6% ATURN Take ___ for the worse (5) New York Times Mini Sep 28, 2025
5% S Fired (1) USA Today Quick Oct 26, 2025
5% AXED Fired (4) USA Today Quick Oct 26, 2025
5% ASH Get clean fires with hard wood (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 24, 2025
5% ITEMS Things (5) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
5% COMPOUND Make worse (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 21, 2025
5% PDAS Smartphone predecessors, for short (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
5% OSS CIA predecessor (3) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
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